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Optimization of Web Service Testing Task Assignment in Crowdtesting Environment
Crowdtesting has emerged as an attractive and economical testing paradigm that features testers from different countries, with various backgrounds and working conditions. Recent developments in crowdsourcing t...
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The effect of dapagliflozin (DAPA) on the prognosis of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is unclear. The present study was conducted to evaluate the association between DAPA administration and ad...
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Partial epithelial mesenchymal transition (p-EMT) was found to play a potential role in the initial stage of metastasis in human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Some long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs...
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A Quantum Private Comparison Protocol with Splitting Information Carriers
Based on quantum information splitting and reconstruction, we present a quantum private comparison (QPC) protocol, enabling two distrustful parties (Alice and Bob) to compare the equality of their information ...
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Dihydroartemisinin (DHA), a semi-synthetic derivative of artemisinin, has exhibited the strongest antimalarial activity among the derivatives of artemisinin. There is growing evidence that DHA has some impact ...
